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Like many hourlong episodes of “The Office,” this one felt a little bloated. But we can forgive them because it was filled with priceless — and hilarious — moments:

— Pam using her morning-sickness barfing to exact revenge among her co-workers.
— Dwight actually scoring with a member of the wedding party … and then accidentally kicking her in the face during the wedding march/dance!
— Jim’s reception dinner speech — so lovely, so touching (Andy cried!) … until his rambling gets him into big trouble.
— Andy’s ripped scrotum. (Enough said)
— Kevin’s tissue-box shoes.
— Michael putting the moves on Pam’s mom.
— Jim clipping his tie to make a distraught Pam feel better about her ripped veil. Ahhhh.
— Jim and Pam running off to Niagra Falls to get married on a boat while a church full of nutjobs wonder what’s going on. (Perfectly rendered,. Perfectly understandable).
— And, of course, the re-creation of the famous YouTube wedding dance (provided above). It makes sense that the “Office” dorks would think it would be cool to do their own version. And I love how Jim could see it coming — having bought the boat tickets the very day he saw the video on YouTube.

It will be interesting to see how “The Office” handles this remarkably engaging relationship now that rings have been exchanged. But, for now — a toast to Jim and Pam. May they live happily ever after.

Grab a hankie people because Susie Boyle’s exquisite rendition of “Cry Me a River” is about to put tears in your eyes (again!). This time the unlikely diva is burnishing a blues standard to a deep shine. TheScottish spinster cum YouTube singing sensation has more soul in her pinkie finger than everyone who has every sung on American Idol combined, no? She unwittingly reminds you just how fake, plastic and homogenous most pop singers are today (se habla Justin Timberlake?), mostly just looking pretty (and vapid) and going through the oh-so-heavily-choreographed motions on a song while our girl Susie is tearing her heart out with every lyric. I know folks are saying it’s her backstory (never been kissed, living alone with her cat Pebbles, etc) and not her voice that really has America smitten but I dare you to listen to this 1999 recording and not be blown away by those gorgeous pipes.

A star is born, baby. Don’t get me wrong,people, I have had a serious aversion to all things Les Miz since High School when I overdosed on the teary French Revolution tuner and developed a lifelong allergy to schmaltz so, imagine my surprise when dowdy never-been-kissed 47-year-old Scottish warbler Susan Boyle, brought TEARS to my eyes singing “I Dreamed a Dream.” I got verklempt! She may live alone with her cat Pebbles but she is so my hero. Even meanster Simon got smitten methinks. So if you haven’t seen this clip from “Britian’s Got Talent” go right now, to the barricades! Vite!

The Spore hype train just pulled into the station, and I’m about to go on the ride. I had a chance to stop by Maxis on Tuesday (full disclosure: My housemate works there.) to check out the Spore Creature Creator. This is the first of what’s going to be a long line of previews and events for Will Wright’s next big game.

We had some hands-on time with the creature creator and heard a talk from executive producer Lucy Bradshaw and producer Caryl Shaw. They discussed what players will be experiencing when the game is available on the Web on June 17.

One of the more interesting things is what you see up there. It’s video that I created and posted on YouTube. The Spore Creature Creator lets players capture video and share it instantly on a special YouTube channel. There’s also a photo option that lets players snap pictures and send them to friends. (Each picture postcard has a link to the free version of the creature creator. Very Viral)

I call that little thing my Motohorse. It’s half motorcycle, half horse. I made it real quickly. After getting over an initial impulse to create Godzilla, Mothra and the Cloverfield creature, I decided to make something that looked like something from the Amber Spyglass— a mulefa.

The PlayStation 3 will integrate YouTube support for games, according to Gamesindustry.biz.

What does this mean for gamers? Well, players, in the future, will be able to record those nifty replays of say a headshot at 400 yards and put it on YouTube for all the world to see. Or maybe you have that awesome crash in Burnout Paradise or combo in Tekken 5, well, now you can upload that to the gaming community. I’m excited. The possibilties and types of amusement are nearly endless.

Wired News hit the nail on the head when the said the world of machinima “is about to get a big shot in the arm.”